JQPublic1
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I began this thread with the intention of uncovering positive things about Backs that get buried under all the negativity from angry White "conservatives," Vila Lewaro serves my purpose well and is an excellent starting point that can veer off either to the distant past or to the future in acknowledging a brighter side of the Black experience. It is the reader's choice to add to it as needed. Trolls will be ignored.
Villa Lewaro is a magnificent structure designed and built by a Black architect early in the 20th Century circa 1919. Here is a picture of that man:
Vertner Woodson Tandy
Even more surprising was who he built Vila Lewaro for, especially in 1919.
It was for the lady on the left, Madame C.J. Walker. That is her great great grand daughter on the right.
Madame CJ Walker ///// Her descendent!
Villa Lewaro is a magnificent structure designed and built by a Black architect early in the 20th Century circa 1919. Here is a picture of that man:
Vertner Woodson Tandy
Even more surprising was who he built Vila Lewaro for, especially in 1919.
It was for the lady on the left, Madame C.J. Walker. That is her great great grand daughter on the right.
Madame CJ Walker ///// Her descendent!